ER HR Business Partner

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Are you looking for a new challenge or an opportunity to grow in leading investigations and complex case management? Do you have a passion to transform workplaces and enable improvement and resolution in working relationships between individuals and teams?

We are seeking highly astute and experienced ER HRBP to support the BBC as a great place to work through delivery of effective workplace conflict resolution, case management and employee engagement.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join a team that is at the forefront of shaping the future of employee relations at the BBC. This is an opportunity to contribute to organisational reviews, work on ER Cases, and support the BBC's values through effective conflict resolution and employee engagement.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• As an HRBP in the ER Team, you'll work closely with the Senior HRBP and HRBPs to undertake employee relations related activities. You will team lead a cohort of HR specialist case managers for professional advice, support and guidance on everyday workflow and oversight on the quality of our processes
• You will also support governance meetings including the Specialist Case Management Framework to meet our service level agreements in handling the most complex, sensitive and serious cases in the BBC. You will support as a senior case manager on high profile support at work cases or in major organisational reviews, dealing with all stages from fact finding, grievance and disciplinary and appeal hearings involving Senior Leaders
• You will be assigned to a role in either Resolution Centre or aligned to a specific Division and will be responsible for ensuring that all cases are managed appropriately. The deployment across Resolution centre and Divisional partnering roles will be allocated by management and may be rotated periodically within the team
• Ensure that BBC Values are upheld in the conduct of our work and will coach and support all those involved
• You will scrutinise and assess complaints and always ensure that case documentation and communication is accurately recorded, timely and complies with BBC policy and statutory requirements

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL:

• You are a self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to build rapport with a range of stakeholders, promoting confidence in our approach to resolving workplace issues
• You have proven experience in employee relations case management and a solid understanding of HR practices, including employment case handling
• You can plan, manage, and support critical time-sensitive HR activities and projects effectively
• You are a confident communicator, capable of producing clear, empathetic reports and presentations that simplify complex information
• You have held roles such as HR Business Partner, HR Specialist, or similar with People responsibilities and Investigation experience in complex environments like legal, psychology, social work, or trade unions
• You've shown leadership through team management or project delivery and are comfortable working autonomously in fast-paced settings
• You're proactive, solution-focused, and able to build strong relationships
• You bring strategic insight, can manage multiple cases and projects concurrently, and are committed to continuous professional development

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working in a centralised or specialist Employee relations or case management team e.g. litigation or workplace investigations
• Prior experience of working with People systems (such as SAP)
• Prior experience and accreditation in mediation, coaching or focus group facilitation

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:

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